English
Las Vegas
Las Vegas comes from Spanish las vegas ‘the fertile meadows’.
- Spanishc. 1500–presentlas vegas‘the fertile meadows’
- Englishearliest quotation 2018Las Vegas
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Spanishc. 1500–presentlas vegas‘the fertile meadows’
- Englishearliest quotation 2018Las Vegas
Earliest quotation: 2018, Michael G. Zey: “It is projected that the ride from Los Angeles…”
Every English word from Spanish las vegas
Today it means
name A desert city, the county seat of Clark County, Nevada, United States, known for its large hotels, extravagant entertainment and dining, and gambling.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Spanish las vegas / Las Vegas